William Lucas Collins

English Anglican priest and essayist
Person human Q8014765
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William Lucas Collins

Summary

William Lucas Collins is a human[1]. His place of birth was Oxwich[2]. He was born on 1815[3]. He passed away in Lowick[4]. He died on March 24, 1887[5]. He worked as an Anglican priest[6], writer[7], biographer[8], translator[9], and theologian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Oxwich[2], William Lucas Collins…
  • William Lucas Collins passed away in Lowick[4].
  • William Lucas Collins was born on 1815[3].
  • William Lucas Collins died on March 24, 1887[5].
  • A child of William Lucas Collins was William Collins[12].
  • William Lucas Collins held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • William Lucas Collins worked as an Anglican priest[6].
  • William Lucas Collins worked as a writer[7].
  • William Lucas Collins worked as a biographer[8].
  • William Lucas Collins's professions included translator[9].
  • William Lucas Collins worked as a theologian[10].
  • William Lucas Collins worked as a classical scholar[14].
  • William Lucas Collins was educated at Jesus College[15].
  • William Lucas Collins's education included a stint at Rugby School[16].
  • William Lucas Collins's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[17].
  • William Lucas Collins is recorded as male[18].
  • William Lucas Collins's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • William Lucas Collins's Commons category is recorded as William Lucas Collins[20].
  • William Lucas Collins's family name is recorded as Collins[21].
  • William Lucas Collins's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Lucas Collins's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23].
  • William Lucas Collins's described by source is recorded as Q19036877[24].
  • William Lucas Collins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • William Lucas Collins's Commons Creator page is recorded as William Lucas Collins[26].
  • William Lucas Collins's date of baptism is recorded as May 23, 1815[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Oxwich[2], William Lucas Collins… he was born on 1815[3].

Education

Educated at Jesus College[15], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1571[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Rugby School[16], a public school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1567[34], headquartered in Rugby[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Anglican priest[6], writer[7], biographer[8], translator[9], theologian[10], and classical scholar[14].

Personal Life

A child of William Lucas Collins was William Collins[12]. His religion is recorded as Anglicanism[17].

Death and Burial

William Lucas Collins died on March 24, 1887[5]. He passed away in Lowick[4].

Why It Matters

William Lucas Collins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was William Lucas Collins born?

William Lucas Collins's place of birth was Oxwich[2].

Where did William Lucas Collins die?

William Lucas Collins died in Lowick[4].

What did William Lucas Collins do for work?

William Lucas Collins worked as Anglican priest[6], writer[7], biographer[8], translator[9], and theologian[10].

Where did William Lucas Collins go to school?

William Lucas Collins was educated at Jesus College[15] and Rugby School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Collins, William Lucas (DNB00). wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 28d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Project gutenberg author id 3985
    Parsifal cluster id 266291
    Wikidata description English Anglican priest and essayist
    Occupation Anglican priest, writer, biographer +3
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